F-35 Jet Partner Nations Sign New Agreement Minus Turkey
The United States has signed an F-35 agreement with eight countries abolishing an older 2006 deal, locking Turkey out of the program. The information was revealed to Turkeys state-owned Anadolu Agency by a U
Prague Expels 18 Russian Diplomats over Involvement in 2014 Ammunition Depot Explosion
The Czech Republic has expelled 18 Russian diplomats after an investigation linked their involvement to a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and will discuss the matter at an upcoming NATO summit on Tuesday. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that there was a reasonable suspicion of the involvement of Russian secret service GRU...
Iran Achieves 60% Uranium Enrichment
Iran has produced first batch of Uranium enriched to a purity level of 60% at Shahid Ahmadi Roshan nuclear facility. Production of 60% enriched uranium is currently 9 grams per hour
Ukraine to Consider Nuclear Weapons if denied NATO Entry
Ukraine may consider building nuclear weapons to defend itself against Russia if it is not accepted into NATO, its Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said yesterday. About 90,000 Russian military personnel have been transferred near the borders with Ukraine, Donbas and in Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in
Yemeni Houtis Launch Drones, Missiles at Saudi Targets; Intercepted, Says Riyadh
The Yemeni Houti army launched multiple drone attacks against Saudi targets, including oil refineries on Wednesday evening and early hours of today. “Using 17 drones, including 10 of the Samad-3 type, the Yemeni forces launched a massive attack towards Saudi Aramco refineries in Jubail and Jeddah,” Yemens Al Masirah TV reported...
Biden Administration to Move Ahead with F-35 Sale to U.A.E.
The Biden Administration is moving forward with the controversial Trump-era $23 billion sale of F-35 and MQ-9B drones to the U.A
NATO to Exit Afghanistan by 9/11
Foreign troops under NATO command will leave Afghanistan as part of the drawdown, following the United States suit. “Standing shoulder to shoulder, we have paid a high price in both blood and in treasure
Iran's Natanz Facility to Achieve 60% Enriched Uranium by Next Week: Iran...
Iran has begun enriching Uranium Hexafluoride to the purity level of 60% in newer generation of centrifuge machines at the Natanz nuclear facility and will accumulate the product next week, Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kazem Gharibabadi, said Wednesday. “This will improve significantly both the quality and quantity of radiopharmaceutical products,” he added
Centrifuge Machines Damaged Following Sabotage of Iranian Nuclear Facility: AEOI Chief
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) admitted that Sundays “act of sabotage” of Natanz nuclear facility had led a number of the centrifuge machines (used in uranium enrichment) going off-grid. In remarks made during the inauguration of Iran Quantum Technologies Center on Monday, AEOI chief Ali Akbar Salehi said that enrichment activities in Natanz have not been suspended, although a number of the centrifuge machines that have gone off-grid have to be revived, Tasnim News reported
Turkey Blocks Leonardo Helicopter Purchase after Italian PM Calls Erdogan a “Dictator”
Turkey has reportedly frozen an $83 million deal to buy Leonardo helicopters after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator.” According to La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano, Turkish authorities have started to send "threatening signals" since there is no reaction from Rome
U.S. Navy Boasts it Conducted Exercise in India’s EEZ without Prior Consent...
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Indonesian Marine Combat Headquarters Coming Up in Natuna
Indonesia has started building marine combat force headquarters in Natuna Island, scene of earlier showdowns with Vietnam and China. The headquarters of the Marine Combat Force of the First Fleet Command will be part of the Combat Operations Executive Command in western Indonesia
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U